The postcard shot from Huayna Piccu

Machu Piccu

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December 6th 2010
Machu Piccu Alex insisted that we all wake up at 3am to make CERTAIN that we'd arrive at the lower gate a good fourty minutes before it opened. He developed a limp that morning, and so after he woke us up he pointed us in the direction of Machu Piccu, told us another guide would be giving us a tour at the top, and promptly went back to bed. I was the only one who tipped him, and that w ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more